CHICO - October 9, 2011

Steel, Gilzean to be part of Viking Pride Night - Chico Enterprise Record

SACRAMENTO — Pleasant Valley High School students buzzed with nervous energy Sunday, waiting for science questions on the floor of the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento.

Three teammates had about seven seconds to answer each question individually and hold their pencils in the air. A proctor then held up the sign of zero to three correct answers. The Chico students were competing against more than 550 others during the Super Quiz Relay portion of the California Academic Decathlon State Finals.

Pleasant Valley High School was named a California Distinguished School by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O'Connell, on April 16, 2007. The Vikings have consistently demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and in virtually all areas of student life. This recognition is a result of on-going efforts by staff, students, parents and the community to effectively meet the needs of each student and to continually seek ways to improve the educational program.

Reta Rickmers, PVHS art instructor and art department chair and founder of The Art Studio@PV, received the Youth Art Month Award from the California Art Educators' Association (CAEA). The award was for "exemplifying and promoting excellence in Youth Art Month," and was a result in part of exhibiting the work of student artists in the Chico community. Reta also presented a workshop on Postmodern Art at the CAEA annual conference November 12-15. Congratulations, Reta!

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Mobile production studio awes students
By JENN KLEIN - Staff Writer, Chico Enterprise Record
Posted: 03/25/2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

CHICO — While a 45-foot bus loaded with state-of-the-art production equipment is known to draw interest wherever it goes, a visit from the C-SPAN "Civics Bus" was even more exciting for students already interested in production.

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Posted: 04/30/2009 12:06:26 AM PDT

Three Chico teachers were honored as Chico Rotary Club's Educators of the Year. Library media teacher Linda Elliot was the recipient from Pleasant Valley High School. For Chico High School, math teacher Corrine LaFollette was honored. Social studies teacher Ken Frisbee was honored for Fair View High School.

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